Swine handling device



July 27, V c

SWINE HANDLING DEVICE Filed Dec. 15, 1951 Patented July 27, 1954 UNITED:S TATES T E'F'I'CE 'SWINE HANDLING DEVICE Francis Dick, Sahetha, .Kans.

Application December 13, 1951, Serial No. 261,421

(Cl. v1l9154) 2 Claims.

structed that thehazard of injuryto the comparatively tender mouth of ananimal is substantiatllyeliminated.

An important object .of-the invention'is to provide-a device :for theforegoing stated purposes the parts-0f which are interchangeable for usein the'moutho'f a comparatively largehogor the smaller mouth of a youngpig asmay be selected.

"A further object'of the inventionfis toprovide adevice whichmay'beappliedaroundthe snout of 5a swine or a portion of the device "appliedwithin the mouth-of the animal as imay be desired.

A still further object of the invention is to provide such guards on theterminal ends of the jaws'of 'the'd'evice thatinjury to-theskin"or thelike of an-animal-is preventedfluringuse.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will beunderstood from the 'following detailed description thereof referencebeing-had to the accompanying drawing .inaizhich:

Figure .1 is a top plan View .of the .new Ide- Vice certain portionsthereofbeing brokenaway and others. appearing in section.

Figure .2 is a side view of the deviceshown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse section of ;a guardball employed.

Figure i lis a side view oiaball such as-orsimilar toithe ball shown inFigure 3.

Referring now to the drawing for a more particular description the newdevice includes a pair of oppositely disposed jaws l0 and I2 having alater described special shape. The jaw I2 is step cut, as shown at M, inFigure 2 so that the portion it of the similarly step out jaw l0 will bedisposed within the longitudinal plane of the jaw I2. The latter has aportion I8 which abuts the portion as shown in Figure 2 and a rivet isemployed for pivotally connecting said abutted portions together.Preferably both ends of the rivet 20- are provided with like peenedheads 22. The portion I6 is preferably provided with an acutely pointedterminal end portion 24 as best shown in Figure 1, and it will beunderstood that the portion l8 of the jaw 12 is also preferably soshaped whereby, at times when, the shank .portion 26 of the-portion I6is inserted into the suitable aperture 1218*.of an'elongatedwoodenhandie .30 the said pointed end 24 engages adjacent portions .ofthe wood for locking said handle 'to the'shank 26.

.At times when the wooden handles 30 and .332 are employed thereinforcingilike ferrules and 36 are respectively attached to and aroundthe ends of'thewooden handles asshown.

If desireddn lieutof the wooden'handlesfil'lland 32 :the said shanks maybe provided of .a length equivalent "to ith e length .of the saidhandles. However, itzhas been found that in actual practioe and forcertain .uses that the said wooden handlesare preferable.v

Adjacent to the terminal ends 38 and llof the jaws l2 and II]respectively each of said ends are provided with .the'like threadedstuds 42 and 45 which are disposed toward each other. The studs arefor'threade'dly' engaging the globular members or balls 4.8::andin-aimanner whereby-the said members. may bereadily detached'from theirrespective studs for'purposes later described.

Referring'to Figures '3 and 4 the new'device further includes at leasttwo :more balls '52 and 54 eachv thereof being provided with a recess 56having a thread :58 disposed'on the-inner annularwallrthereo'f.

.As shown .in Figurel, the jaws H1 and flare elongated,'comparativelythin and arcuatein plan for engagement .around the snoutof a swine .or the :like, .Alsoat'times when chance'so requires during.the capture of a :hog, the balls on the terminal endsof the .jaws mayengage between the upper and lower jaws of the said hog, the other:portions :of the device, at this time, being primarily disposed aboveand forwardly of the head :ofthe hog, and it will be seen that sincetheball-guards are carried on-the terminal ends of the jaws of thedevice that injury to the lips and skin of the head of the hogs torso isobviated. Also during the capture of a hog, should chance so require,one of the said balls may be inserted in the mouth of the hog and theother ball caused to firmly engage with the adjacent exterior portion ofthe hogs mouth or jaw and without damage to the hog. For use inconnection with a capture of a large animal, the balls 48 and 50 areemployed. For operating on a small animal, such as a pig, the smallballs 52 and 54 are substituted for the balls 48 and 50. It has beenfound in actual practice that for certain operations and certain animalsit is of advantage to employ one large ball and one small ball.Preferably, the said balls are detachable from their respective jaws andit will be understood that for certain operations and in connection withcertain animals that, if desired, the said balls may be formed integralwith the jaws l and I2. Said jaws have straight inner surfaces locatedrearwardly of their arcuate forward inner surface portions 6, as shownin Figure 1.

In operation the handles 30 and 32 are respectively grasped in the handsof an operator and the tongs l0 and I2 maintained spread apart withrespect to each other. The animal to be captured is then approached andeither one of the tongs inserted in the mouth of the animal or aroundthe animals snout whereupon the operator causes said tongs to be movedtoward each other in a manner whereby a portion of the mouth or snout ofthe animal is clamped between the balls 48 and 50. For small sizedanimals having small mouths the operation is the same except that thesmaller size balls depicted in Figures 3 and 4 are substituted for theballs 48 and 50.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a swinehandling device constructed in accordance with my invention isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience andfacility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will alsobe obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change andmodification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof,and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself tothe precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shownin carrying out my invention in practice, except as claimed.

I claim:

1. In an animal handling device of the character described, a pair ofcrossed elongated members, means pivotally connecting said memberstogether at their crossed portions, whereby said members may pivotrelative to each other in a common plane, respective elongated handleson said members rearwardly of their pivotal connection, respective jawson said members forwardly of their pivotal connection, each jaw being ofsubstantial length and comprising a longitudinally extending rearportion having a straight inner surface and an outwardly curved forwardportion, the straight inner surfaces of the jaw rear portions beinglaterally offset in opposite directions from said pivotal connection,the outwardly curved forward portions of the jaws facing each other inopposition and being in said common plane, said outwardly curved forwardportions being moved towards each other responsive to the movement ofthe handles towards each other, a threaded shank on the end of each ofsaid forward portions, said shank extending substantially at rightangles to the straight inner surface of the rear portion of itsassociated jaw, and a spherical ball threadedly engaged on said shank,the jaws being substantially of equal length, whereby the balls movetoward abutting relationship with each other responsive to the movementof the handles towards each other.

2. In an animal handling device of the character described, a pair ofcrossed elongated members, means pivotally connecting said memberstogether at their crossed portions, whereby said members may pivotrelative to each other in a common plane, respective elongated handleson said members rearwardly of their pivotal connection, respective jawson said members forwardly of their pivotal connection, each jaw being ofsubstantial length and comprising a longitudinally extending rearportion having a straight inner surface and an outwardly curved forwardportion, the straight inner surfaces of the jaw rear portions beinglaterally ofiset in opposite directions from said pivotal connection,the outwardly curved forward portions of the jaws facing each other inopposition and being in said common plane, said outwardly curvedforward'portions being moved towards each other responsive to movementof the handles towards each other and being shaped to engage around thesnout of an animal, the handles being relatively close together when thestraight inner surface of the rear portions of the jaws are parallel,whereby both handles may be grasped by a single hand of the user whensaid curved forward portions are engaged around the animals snout, athreaded shank on the end of each of said forward portions, said shankextending substantially at right angles to the straight inner surface ofthe rear portion of its associated jaw, and a spherical ball threadedlyengaged on said shank, the jaws being substantially of equal length,whereby the balls move toward abutting relationship with each otherresponsive to the movement of the handles towards each other.

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